As an example of the self-serving bias, researchers who reviewed newspaper articles regarding sports contests found that coaches tended to explain victories in terms of ________ and defeats in terms of ________
A) home-court advantage; unfair referees
B) supportive fans; a lack of teamwork
C) their team's luck; the other team's abilities
D) their team's ability; the other team's luck
Answer: D
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There is an exception to the general rule that logical, informative messages will be highly persuasive when the issue is relevant to the audience. What is that exception?
a. Logical, informative messages will not work well when values and feelings are the basis of the attitude in question. b. When people are in a bad mood, they do not see information as relevant to their attitudes. c. When people are in a good mood, any and all information seems relevant to their attitudes. d. When people are in a bad mood, they are skeptical about all information, including logical information.